''Fairytales of Slavery'' is the penultimate release by

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, issued on

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in June 1994. Produced in part by

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, the album blends a great number of elements of different genres, including

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, classical and

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Track listing

#"Cut" – 4:58 #"Fly" – 3:41 #"Peep Show" – 3:49 #"The Wooden Boat" – 6:20 #"Havana Lied" – 2:12 #"Cover My Face" – 3:58 #"Transit" – 2:54 #"Freezing" – 2:23 #"Serial Angels" – 3:21 #"Wheel" – 6:14 #"Intermission" – 1:38 #"The Monk Song" – 3:25 #"A Fairytale About Slavery" – 8:49 (includes an untitled, instrumental hidden track)

References

Miranda Sex Garden albums 1994 albums Mute Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub